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tran|sept — «TRAN sehpt», noun. 1. the shorter part of a cross shaped church. 2. either end of this part. ╂[< Medieval Latin transeptum, ultimately < Latin trāns across + saeptum fence] … Useful english dictionary
sept — sept·foil; sept·insular; tran·sept; sept; … English syllables
tran — as·tran·tia; cal·yp·tran·thes; ci·tran·ge·din; dex·tran; es·tran·ge·la; hep·tran·chi·as; in·tran·si·geance; in·tran·si·gence; in·tran·si·gent·ism; in·tran·si·tiv·ize; para·ni·tran·i·line; te·tran·dria; te·tran·dri·an; te·tran·drous;… … English syllables
C-TRAN (Washington) — The Clark County Public Transit Benefit Area Authority (C TRAN) is a public agency serving Clark County, Washington, United States, including the cities of Battle Ground, Camas, Vancouver and Washougal. Founded in 1981, C TRAN operates regular… … Wikipedia
transept — tran·sept … English syllables
transept — tran•sept [[t]ˈtræn sɛpt[/t]] n. 1) archit. any major transverse part of the body of a church, usu. crossing the nave, at right angles, at the entrance to the choir 2) archit. an arm of this, on either side of the central aisle of a church •… … From formal English to slang
transept — tran|sept [ træn,sept ] noun count one of the two parts of a church that are built across the main part and make the church form the shape of a cross … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
transept — (tran sèpt) s. m. Terme d architecture. Partie d une église qui forme les bras de la croix et se trouve en dehors de la nef. On a écrit aussi transsept. Transept méridional. Transept septentrional. • Elle [la tribune] règne sans interruption… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
transept — tran|sept [ˈtrænsept] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Modern Latin; Origin: transeptum, from Latin trans + septum ( SEPTUM)] one of the two parts of a church that are built out from the main area of the church to form a cross shape … Dictionary of contemporary English
Transept — Tran|sept der od. das; [e]s, e <aus gleichbed. mlat. transeptum zu ↑trans... u. lat. s(a)eptum »Einzäunung, Gehege«> Querschiff, Querhaus einer Kirche … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
